READING MATERIALS:

http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0001.html (Characteristics of Living things)
http://www.le.ac.uk/se/centres/sci/selfstudy/org.htm (Characteristics of Living things)
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/life.html (General Life Science)
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listkingdomssa.html (Plant Detective Reading Game)
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/partners_in_pollination/index.html (Pollination for teachers)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html (Animal Diversity with lots of pictures)
http://www.myschoolonline.com/topic/front/0,1156,66-24186,00.html (Printable books on plants and animals)
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/education/needs.html (Plant needs)

ONLINE ACTIVITIES/GAMES:

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/quiz/livingqu.htm (Living vs. Nonliving Quiz)
http://www.saburchill.com/questions/lanlt001.html (Living vs. Nonliving Quiz)

ANIMATIONS:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml (Animations by age group on life, earth, and physical science)
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm (Plant, animal, ecosystem videos)

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

http://www.myschoolonline.com/index_more/0,2086,1-0-139-33,00.html (Links to activities on plants and animals)
http://www.proteacher.com/110013.shtml (Scroll down webpage to find activities written up by elementary teachers)

LINKS:

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listkingdomssa.html (Links for kids and teachers on Classification with pictures)
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/subject/sub-clas.shtml (Links for kids and teachers on Botany)
http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html (Links for kids on plants)
http://www.palaeos.com/Kingdoms/five_kingdoms (Links and Diagrams for kids on Classification)
http://www.kidsolr.com/science/page7.html (Biology links for kids and teachers)
http://www.42explore.com/42explorescience.htm (links for kids and teachers on animals)